Local Hero

1983
PG
1h 51m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

28K

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Burt Lancaster and Peter Riegert in Local Hero (1983)

An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.

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An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

28K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 4 wins & 6 nominations total

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the music in the restaurant scene

an absolutely amazing film.... I am trying to find out if anyone knows the title of the music in the restaurant scene.... its the same every time he goes in there whether he's having breakfast,lunch or dinner.... does anyone know the title of it?

I adore the film, and everywhere i search i can only find the mark knopfler sound track..... there must be a way to find out where the song came from.... but it is not part of the original score.... there has to be a fan somewhere who knows this information,i simply must know!!!!!!

I love its whimsical, twee loveliness.It truly is a beautiful film to watch over and over again....it gets better every time.

leahofaolain
Oct 29, 2007
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Trivia
After the movie came out, many people went in search of the village with the red phone booth. It can be found in the village of Pennan on the Moray Coast, Scotland.

Goofs
Marina and Danny are looking at what Marina says are grey seals but which are Californian fur seals, which aren't native to Scotland.

Quotes
Mac: [desperate to make the deal] Look, how much do you want?
Ben: [fills his hands with sand] Would you pay me a pound for every grain of sand in my hand?
[drops some sand]
Ben: Ah, well, that saves you some. Well, would you do it?
Mac: No. Of course not.
Ben: Ah, well that's a pity. You missed out on a good bargain, for I can only hold about ten thousand grains of sand in my hands. Did you think it would be more?